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thiii HtiTr aatm h deditatrtf 





are^ular lifNearrny 
Dressed in blue and grey 

mped in dear old Canton 
Nor many milej away 





They are ready/)rfheirmLyjiorv 

Wherever i I m^ be 
In dear old America 

Orfiir across Ihe jea.- 






hey tell Iheir own jwee\ s\ory 
'As you see them jide by jide 
dvir\^ won for their leader 
Honor Love. and Pride. 



The leaden a Jweet/rail woman) 
Loved by all who know 

The story of the conflict 
Tl\e/atel cruel b\^ 





Kij drmy \s 5 jtraa(5e oj\€ 
And T\ot of mea con\po5ed 
tdaiaty kaiU'ed jlipperj 
3t5i\diT\(p 5id et^3 ideii\rowj) 

Every orve seemed brui3ed and bleeding 

Irv tKe picture tKat 1 35w 
{for jKe kepi: thij hfNe army 

TKoje 9^ duty, \w a drawer.) 








Kea ihijr/rall liU'le womarv. 
Wi^KcrujKed at\d bleed ia^Keart 
Told the tde of tke jlipperj 
\M\ tKe teardropj jtarh 

/^i\d oK! l\ow my Keart acked 
jbr tKe or\e wKo j"u/5fered jo 
^Lit l^^pt orv krvitha^ jlipperj 
Irxamea-jurejo Quervca Ker woe. 







i\KerKai\3lMI^ 
Goiag slowly totfe ^ ^,^^ 
deemed liKey&irq/^drafelv^^.. 
Arvd fKe army marchiRg^^! 



Thij 3ick and weary joldier 
Like the sailor ir\ the^torm 
Keep5 up by prayer arvd tru jUng 
There will be abrigkter morr\: 




Kef\dgaii\[f\et)ark seemf JirvKm(j 
JtK [he p\\\\e55 merciless roar 
O/ \he wave5 that are passirvg over 
3endin^ li/elejj remam5 totjie jKore. 



U\s image \s be/ore Ker v 
When tKe 5torm i5 at itj wor3 

TKerv KiJ lovirvg 5pirij^509\o aer 
Jayiag"Ida.you tausWu Jt." 






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veorvly loojed tKe hand clasp 
To ^oaiittle way 
1fourpreciou/wili receive you 
Wi ttx opea arnrij someday.- 




So beabravelitHe soldier 
As you were wKea I w&s here 

I'm alwayj wakKir\^ over 
3oaever Kavea/ean 






'd5 Qcxi wKd cal led me. dear one. 

Mb will, r\ot ours. be dowe. 
J oixly ai\5wered tKe ^uminoFvs 
Ai\d am \4^itif\Q/bryou to comer 



a 5cre#ft^love could be woverv 
TosKtifodi \K\5 5ad bitter 5ce^e 

How s\j0^[ would be tKe mi^^loK 
jucKabeautyul tkia^. 





ut ageiiawe mu5l take up tlieslipperj, 
TKe tkreaidj are r\ot all woverv ia , 
<§eem5 I carit get away//rom tKLsj^my. 
It5 boXWe il5 strife aadits dia 




^o she 3 i t3 i a Ker cKai r by t Ke table, 
TKi5 little wonrvaa iablacli. 
"fakiag 3titcl\a/ter 5titcl\ 
Aad over tke past lookirv^ back. 




w^weet q/'Ker irv KeriddixeiJ, 
c5ittiR^ there all Oilorve. 
[ajKiorvinQ the sVipperj, 
fbr \\\e many wKgJiQK aad moaa. 




Cverv the tiEwejl tob are/ittedout 
With numb'^b one and two. 

Aad rurvirvarvdout witK ribboi\5,.\ 
Of thedairvtie^t kir\d o/a blu' 





u\t\\e tearj di\d tKe sk^Ks iaierwovea 
la tKe ili pperj of blue aad grey 
Oaly Cd.uje you to be rememberedj 
Irv \\\e \er\deres\K\wd of e. way. 





he Kaj knitted them bytKe tKousaadj 
Tl\eie clippers warmaad 3 tout 
WKicKybrmed \\\\s little airmy 
TK5.t I Kave beerv talkirv^ a.bout: 






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hey jfvould be called \We sacred jlippen 
Vor IKat rvame li none too jweet 
TKirvk c/wearla^ Kearl-dcKe5 
With e55e uporv Ike/eei. 



So. o/ all we Kave Keard 0/ l"Ke bl ue and iKe gre 
T{\ere'5 beervoixelUfle Jtory uatold 

'BuNtKiixk ib due Mrj: Mci^jrvley 
To be kr\own all over IKe wdf Id; 





ad the veaver 0/ \he clipper j> 
_ To be knowrv in history 
Will or\e day /ir\d e^ll /irvbhed 

Arvd ^Ke AompeJ^et /ree 




" 'Tis better to have loved and lost ; 
Than never to have loved at all!" 









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